
D'Arenberg Basin
1247-1249 CE · Brass
Freer Gallery of Art

1247-1249 CE · Brass
Freer Gallery of Art

6th century · Silver
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland

1350 · Beaker
Victoria and Albert Museum, London

1st century CE · Colourless blown glass
National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul

c. 1830-32 · Woodblock print
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

c. 1504-1510 · Copper
New York Public Library, Rare Book Division

1457 · Letterpress printing in black
Royal Collection, Royal Library

1828-1832 · Ebony
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

c. 1750 · White oak carcase veneered with bloodwood
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

690 AH / 1291 CE · Brass
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1586 · Steel
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1133 · Red silk samite dyed with kermes
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
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